text_original: By the year 536 Justinian's generals had wrested Dal  matia from the Goths, and the greatest of his com  manders, Belisarius, had landed in Sicily and captured the island with little difficulty.
text_transcription: BY THE YEAR FIVE THIRTY SIX JUSTINIAN'S GENERALS HAD WRESTED DALMATIA FROM THE GOTHS AND THE GREATEST OF HIS COMMANDERS BELISARIUS HAD LANDED IN ITALY AND CAPTURED THE ISLAND WITH LITTLE DIFFICULTY
phonemes: baɪ ðə jˈɪɹ fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks dʒʌstˈɪniənz dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz hæd ɹˈɛstᵻd dˈæl mˈeɪʃə fɹʌmðə ɡˈɑːθs, ænd ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ʌv hɪz kˈɑːm mˈændɚz, bᵻlɪsˈɛɹɪəs, hæd lˈændᵻd ɪn sˈɪsᵻli ænd kˈæptʃɚd ðɪ ˈaɪlənd wɪð lˈɪɾəl dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti.